8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2023

IX ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

53 Davies Street, London,

W1K 5JH

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code +44 (0) (203) 908-0450

Not Applicable(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.08. Shareholder Director Nominations.

To the extent applicable, the information in Item 8.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.08.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 13, 2023, IX Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of an annual general meeting of the shareholders (the “Meeting”) will be held on Monday, December 11, 2023. The time and location of the Meeting will be as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Meeting (the “DefinitiveProxy Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association currently in effect, and as amended (the “Memorandum and Articlesof Association”), shareholders seeking to bring business before the Meeting must deliver such proposals to the Company c/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11^th^ Floor, New York, New York 10105, Attention: Lijia Sanchez, no later than November 23, 2023. Any shareholder proposal must also comply with the requirements of the law of the Cayman Islands, the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the law of the Cayman Islands, no business other than as set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement may be transacted at the Meeting.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.